They asked the young taxi driver questions
he could not answer, and they beat his legs
until he could no longer kneel on their command.
They chained him by the wrists to the ceiling.
They may have admired the human form then…

April is National Poetry Month. In addition to bringing you well-known and well-loved poetry, we also hope to introduce you to poets you may not be as familiar with. For copyright purposes, unless the poem has entered the public domain, links will be provided to all poems. (We love you, dear reader, but we don’t want to face a lawsuit!) Don’t forget to check out our up-and-coming poets published in the first two issues of this, our online literary zine.